Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-01
HENRY GEORGE.
FULL TEXT OF SATURDAYS SPEECH At THE
FAIR GROUNDS.
What the Great Land Reomer Hal % Say About
His Pet Scheme Some Queer
Ideas

driven from its position near the south end
OF the grand stand to point directly oppo-
site the Judges stand. messenger had
been despatched some minutes earlier
in quest Of brass hand; and 4
| pause at seven or eight minutes was made
to allow the musicians to put in an appear
aucc. At $50 o'clock there was no sign of
the band, aud desiring To avoid any further
delay, Chairman W. $ Meek, of the Recep-
I ton Committee arose from his seat in the
carriage and said:
CRAFTSMAN MEEK INTEODu CTiON.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN The COM
mltt"c whose duty it was to procure a
band seem IL have been remiss ia carrying
out that portion ot the allotted work, and
we have concluded to wait no longer The
! pleasant duty devolves upon me Us presi-
dent of the Trades Assembly to welcome to
this picnic our friends aud visitors, many OF
them members of various labor oTgauiZa-
tons who came from u distance TO SUend II
day with us IN the open air. | think you
are all acquainted with the Ohio Valley
| Trades Ass mbiy. 1t Is an orgauil alton
OF h. of l.. Assemblies aud Trades Unions
banded together for the advancement OF
our mutual interests IL has been our
yearly custom To take 4 day Tor enjoyment
IA day oil, may sav-and, meeting here
on the Fair Grounds, to shake hands with
each other and compare notes and glance
over the Labor field. The work OF the
Ohio Valley Trades aud Labor Assembly
hIS done IN the past, spr3ks for itself,
and the promise tor the future Is a salts
factory OGe. The Assembly has done much
for the wnrElngmcn IN the way OF uTganl-
Zation, hit that Il not enough 1t was
thought that something ought Ia he done
IN the way ct education, which is one Of
the leading factors in the reform We are
working for, and To bring about this, it
was determined To bring an educator here
to talk To the people There are some
things not exactly pertinent I" our organ
illuou which We ought 10 know, aud to
let you hear one oi these things is how II
c;uur about that Henry George was brought
here. Cheers Illus reputation ~ a
thinker and writer has preceded him
tie has come from headquarters We
have means of our own to find out what
We want 10 know about the labor gurS-
ton. but he will tell us about the Land pucs-
ton. have the honor 70 present 10 you
Henry George, OF New York Cheers.
THE LAND SPEECH.
Mr.. George arose amid cheers, and es
sIyrd to commence his remarks, but
Just at this lunctur. the long desired band
came mp. and lis hrlying drowned his
voice When the band had played itself
out, the distinguished stranger said:
FELLOW CITIZEN~.-Our chairman has
told you that | will talk to You this after
noon upon Ia, land question That is
true, but in speaking on the laud ques-
ton must also discuss the
labor question, which is simply
another name for the land
question They are used in common, for
1t Is only through the land question that
We can reach the true solution Of the labor
question. What Is
THE LABOR Question:
At the hottomit Is simply this. That there
~ difficulty Ia finding employment, that
men who are ready and aNious 10 labor
often lind trouble in grtliuEau opportunity
to do So That is the bottom fact, from
which I'll Disputes ami troubles, all low
ei'"S Ut wis "', ''''',."-, 10 -'''," "'""
"'IN.'E men i" ''''' "'''- !u '''' VI.
hlaurh,S at pgGdUclIOn have their origin.
We of the nilcd Labor part OF New York,
and all through the country. where We are
spreading our principles, propose ~ 4 pr.tc-
tIc.tl remedy for the solution ct the labor
question. the abolition OF all taxes on
rDiu,,spt bu,p.,u i,rn,iurtinpn ut ,br ,,I,rip,,
.ofth,.,, am land y.iIu,s aInu, and IA tL.|
rptir, vain, of the land This
vnu may saw seem. Ike q
Very .implr thing a very sImpl, remedy
IN him vim has never before Given ,hr
suhiryt a thought. 4 mere rhargc of tax
alton he would SAY. cannot ACCOMPLISH
.nrh ,rrat r..ull. Eut if Won win loci.
,t il you will zee irs adylu,lrrs Our
,,r,..,ui system nr y,iinu,I Srt,. .Ind mn
n,rr,l TAXATION. - our c,pcus,s iurr,a,.
and niuItuuly. tends io bear unon ma with
,prr.,sip, ,yrigbt II h,9rs with heaviest
,nr,bt man thr rnnsum,r- and thr roor
mann - IN 3. ,rr,trr decree. q consumer than
I'm. rich man. thIi Is ne
SPEND, MORE ur uIs INCOME
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rrl man piys IL, much less proportion than .
the poor man. /, Is 80 difficult Ia collect .
a personal tan, that ~ New ork, Wander /
blIi, one Of the richest men m the nited |
States. pays taxes on -, uOu," oO as mere /
matter OF must to Keep the rrr"Pi" .
quiet, while many rich men pay nothing .
at aII. In Chicago the man with small .
property pays very near It's value, while /
many urh men pay taxes ON hut 5000 "r /
@J~. Aud II is 80 all over the United T.
states
Again, all taxes on wealth M any ct 't' /.
inrmS tends TO Irpirss the production "i I.
wealth. We all know That That - us /
history, all over the nItrd States. TAKE /
as az example the dog tax. tt ~ levied .
for the purpose OF decreasing the namhrr
OF d""$. That Is It's natural ana Ieglu- |.
mate result; tax on houses on horses, .
ON any Soo"T; on ''sa'$, an" Oh every very.
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